Picked up this unknown maker M98 Mauser in 9x57 today. It is in 99% condition. The shop had no clue who made it or even in what country it was made...it has some nice workmanship however...













Any thought as to where it was made would be appreciated.

Bob

very nice 9x57mm are there any markings on the underside of the bbl.

Rich

My 9x57mm - 1912-ish action.. 1935 barrel.

...not a word anywhere. Dealer just ended up listing it as a Mauser 98 with a four digit serial number. Maybe when I get the stock off there will be something not showing.

Bob

Awesome rifles indead!
Congrat's on finding them, i've been looking for over 10 years now. I have now offically stopped looking for one. If either of you are interested I have a box of Winchester brand ammo that I would get rid of.
Thanks, Doug

I'd be willing to bet it was made in: A. Germany B. Austria C. Even Switzerland, possibly. At any rate, it was NOT made by a Frenchman!!

Beautiful rifle, great caliber! And, they DIDN"T dovetail the front scope mount base through the receiver ring, as so many of these makers tended to do - a real NO-NO, IMO!!

What would a 9x57 be equivelent to ballisticly in a non-metric caliber??

Not familiar with it and I'm curious.

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Originally posted by RJM:
Picked up this unknown maker M98 Mauser in 9x57 today. It is in 99% condition. The shop had no clue who made it or even in what country it was made... Any thought as to where it was made would be appreciated.

Well, the rifle has recently been reblued and re-stocked, no earlier than the mid-1970s, I would say. To determine original make, one would have to take off the stock, look for proofmarks etc.

Riodot: performance is between the .35 Rem and the .35 Whelen. Nearer to the former than to the latter. Modern reloading data exist, but no factory cartridges.

Carcano

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Originally posted by Riodot:
What would a 9x57 be equivelent to ballisticly in a non-metric caliber??

Not familiar with it and I'm curious.

An article that you may enjoy:

The 9x57 Mauser
http://www.african-hunter.com/9x57_mauser.htm

Carcano is correct (between .35 Rem and .35 Whelen) but I would say the 9x57 is between the .358 Winchester (51mm case) and the .35 Whelen (63mm case). Approximate ballistics of the 9x57 are a 247 gr bullet at 2300 fps. (I've seen it listed as 2296 fps and 2310 fps. Also, there were other bullet weights loaded.) The Kynoch loading for the 9x57 was a 245 gr bullet at 2150 fps (IIRC).

Basically:

.358 Winchester - 250 gr bullet at 2250 fps.
9x57 Mauser - 247 gr bullet at 2300 fps.
.35 Whelen - 250 gr bullet at 2400 fps.

-Bob F.

This is really a trophy many of us are lusting after...

I heard that in Sweden these nice pirsch buechsen are still more easily available.

Is it a 9x57 or a 9.3X57?

VBR,

Ted Gorsline

I transferred the rifle to my friend today via the shop he works in...he was pleased to say the least. We took the gun apart trying to find a maker or serial number and the only thing we could fine was the number 577 stamed on all the parts. The mounts as it turns out are Leupold....so those have been added fairly recently.

TG..it is a 9x57..not 9.3.

Bob